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| Name | Revenge (1805) | Explanation | |
| Type | Third rate | ||
| Launched | 13 April 1805 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 1954 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 74 | ||
| Fate | 1849 | ||
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| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 9 May 1839 - 28 February 1842 | Commanded by Captain William Waldegrave, Lisbon and Mediterranean (including operations on the coast of Syria in 1840) | ||
| (January 1843) | Out of commission at Sheerness | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Fr 28 January 1842 | PERILOUS SITUATION OF HER MAJESTY’S SHIP VINDICTIVE. The Vindictive, 50, Captain Toup Nicholas, C.B., left the Downs in company with the Warspite, for Spithead; she has not yet arrived. It is supposed the Vindictive will take out Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane recently appointed to the East India command. The Hastings, 74, at present preparing to pay off at this port, will, next week, be recommissioned by Captain H.W. Bruce, as the permanent flag-ship of Sir T. Cochrane. The Spy, 10, Lieutenant Potbury, sailed yesterday for Plymouth. The Queen, 110, Captain Rich, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Owen (red at the fore), Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, will be ready for sea next week, having a complement of upwards of 1,000 men. The Formidable, 80, Captain Sir C. Sullivan, with the Alfred, 50, Commodore J.B. Purvis, are ordered to this port from the eastward. The former ship proceeds to the Mediterranean, and the latter for South America. The Revenge, 78, Captain the Hon. W. Waldegrave, is daily expected at Spithead from the Mediterranean, to be paid off; as also the Winchester, 52, Captain Carter, from North America, to be recommissioned by Captain C. Eden, for the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir J. Percy, ordered to the Cape of Good Hope as Commander-in-Chief, vice King. Noon. Since writing the above, Her Majesty's ship Vindictive has been discovered in a perilous situation, at anchor near the dangerous sand or shoal called "the Dean," off St. Helen's. It is at present blowing a gale of wind from W. by S.. and should it not moderate, great fears are entertained that this splendid frigate will ground on the edge of the shoal.4 p.m. The Vindictive has unfortunately grounded on "the Dean," with her mizenmast cut away, and a heavy sea breaking over her, owing to the violence of the wind, now blowing a strong gale about W.S.W., with every appearance of the wind increasing. She has fired several guns, and made signate of distress. Unfortunately there is only one small steamer belonging to Government now here; two dockyard lighters are gone to her assistance with anchors and cables. It is feared little or no good can be rendered this ill-fated ship, owing to the lateness of the day; and, from her alarming position, white the present gale continues, it would be attended with danger getting boats on board her. The Vindictive is a new frigate, built at this dockyard, on Mr. Blake's plan. This is the first time of her going to sea. The greatest anxiety and suspense will naturally prevail during the night as to the fate of this noble ship, with her gallant crew, near 400 in number.(FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.) PORTSMOUTH, Wednesday, 9 o’clock, p.m. I regret to inform you that the fine ship Vindictive, 50. Captain T. Nicholas, C.B., K.H., is now aground on "the Dean," having taken the ground this day at noon, and remained there, with the sea beating over her, till night hid her from our view. The last glimpse we had of her, her mizen had gone over the side — most probably cut away. At it will not be high-water till midnight, and the ship would of course be much strained, it is feared she will drive on the iron coast of Selsy Bill; if so, the most serious consequences may be dreaded.LATER INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, Thursday. The Vindictive, 50,Captain J.T. Nicholas, took the ground on the "Dean" Bank, near Spithead, yesterday morning and was, last night, considered to be in imminent peril; am happy, however, to inform you she got off this morning with the loss only of her mizen mast, the wind fortunately having shifted from S.W. to N.W. | ||
| Ma 7 February 1842 | The Revenge, 78, Hon. Captain Waldegrave, is expected home every day to be paid off. She was at Lisbon on the 24th ult. with the Indus and Lynx. On the 21st ult. the Malabar, Calcutta, Cambridge and Lizard steamer, were at Gibraltar; and on the 22d the Vernon frigate, with four French ships of war, was at Cadiz. | ||
| Fr 11 February 1842 | PORTSMOUTH, Thursday Evening. The Revenge, 74, Captain the Hon. William Waldegrave, which arrived yesterday from the Mediterranean, got under weigh a short time before the Warspite, and proceeded to the eastward, where she is to be paid off. | ||
| Fr 11 February 1842 | PORTSMOUTH, Thursday Evening. DEPARTURE OF LORD ASHBURTON. His Excellency the Right Hon. Lord Ashburton embarked this afternoon on board the Warspite frigate at Spithead. He left the harbour between 2 and 3 o’clock, accompanied by Lord John Hay, in the admiral's tender, and was saluted by the forts with 19 guns as he passed. When he arrived on board the Warspite the yards were manned, and he was received with another salute of 19 guns. Shortly after the frigate was hove short, and at 4 o’clock got under weigh, with a light breeze from about S.S. W., which will just enable her to lay her course down Channel. It is calculated that she will be about 30 days in making her passage across the Atlantic, but this will entirely depend upon what winds she may have. Should they be from the eastward. which is not at all improbable at this season of the year, she is likely to make the voyage in 22 or 23 days, especially as she is a very fast sailer. 30 days may, however, be considered a fair average passage, as the New York packets have frequently been as long as six weeks in making it. The outward bound voyage invariably takes a much langer time to accomplish than the homeward one, which has often been performed in 15 or 16 days.The Revenge, 74, Captain the Hon. William Waldegrave, which arrived yesterday from the Mediterranean, got under weigh a short time before the Warspite, and proceeded to the eastward, where she is to be paid off. | ||
| Sa 12 February 1842 | The excellent manner in which the Revenge and the Warspite got under weigh yesterday afternoon excited the admiration of all who witnessed their departure. The Revenge let fall and sheeted home her courses, topsails, top-gallant sails, and royals at once, hoisting the three latter at the same time; and the Warspite displayed the same activity and smartness. Brother Jonathan will shortly have an opportunity of viewing this splendid frigate, though it is not likely he will form a different estimate of its prowess now it is a razee than that he entertained of it as a 74, for when the Warspite, previous to its been cut down, was on the South American station, the Potomac, United States frigate, was at anchor in the same port, the officers of which upon visiting the Warspite characteristically remarked, "We calculate our frigate would take this ship in 20 minutes;" to which the gallant veteran in command, entertaining a slight difference of opinion, laconically replied, "Yes, gentlemen, 20 minutes would be quite enough." | ||
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